LOS ANGELES (AP) These are humble days for UCLA basketball, with the Bruins desperate to get into the NCAA Tournament any way they can.

They are down to a couple of chances: win the Pac-12 tournament and the league's automatic berth that goes with it or cross their fingers that their strength of schedule impresses the selection committee.

First, though, the Bruins (18-12, 10-7) need a victory over Southern California in their regular season finale on Wednesday night to lock up the fourth seed for the conference tournament. That may not seem like such a lofty goal for a school that's won 35 league titles and a record 11 national championships, but it would give the Bruins a first-round bye in Las Vegas.